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Michael P. Murray
Ph.D. in Economics, Iowa State University; M.S. in Economics, Iowa State University; B.A. in Social Science, Santa Clara University
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Fields of interest: Urban, Public, Development, Labor, Behavioral and Econometrics.

Curriculum Vitae

Murray's primary research interest is in poverty, both in the U.S. and abroad. He has written extensively on in-kind transfer programs in the United States and on industrial location policies in less developed economies. He has also published articles on economic theory and on econometrics. Currently he is studying shifts in rental housing affordability from 1930 to the present in each of 20 large US cities.

Before coming to Bates, Murray had appointments at the RAND Corporation and the World Bank. Earlier, he had academic appointments at UCSD, Duke, the University of Virginia and Claremont Graduate University. He has also held visiting professorships at UC Berkeley and Harvard.

Murray has taught urban economics, public economics, development economics, behavioral economics, microeconomic theory, and econometrics.

 



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Murray, Michael P.
Charles Franklin Phillips Professor
207-786-6085
Pettengill Hall, Room 272
mmurray@bates.edu

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